Hanger bracket



R. N. HANSON HANGER BRACKET Aug. 25, 1964 Filed Oct. 18, 1962 INVENTOR. A YMOND N HANSON ATTORNEYS United States Patent O 3,145,849 HANGER BRACKET Raymond N. Hanson, 3319 Bryant Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn. Filed Oct. 18, 1962, Ser. No. 231,418 2 Claims. (Cl. 211--105.1)

This invention relates to new and very useful hanger brackets which mount on door hinges.

More particularly, this invention relates to a portable hanger bracket that mounts on the pintle portion of a conventional hinge on any door. This bracket is easily and simply constructed from a single length of cylindrical stock of a material such as metal, plastic, or the like. It is easy to install, will not mar a door, and can be conven iently rotated on the pintle portion of a hinge.

It is an object of this invention to provide a simple and sturdy hanger bracket constructable from a single piece of rod or tube stock.

It is another object of this invention to provide a hanger bracket which is conveniently and quickly mounted or demounted upon any conventional door hinge without marring the door.

It is another object of this invention to provide a hanger bracket which mounts over the pintle portion of a conventional door hinge.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a sturdy portable hanger bracket having a horizontally disposed hanger bar rotatable in a horizontal plane when the bracket is installed upon the pintle portion of a conventional door hinge on any door.

Other objects and advantages of this invention appear in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective showing a hanger bracket of the invention mounted on a conventional door hinge, parts thereof being broken away;

FIG. 2 is a view in rear elevation of the hanger bracket shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is vertical section taken along the line 33 of the hanger bracket shown in FIG. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it is seen that the hanger bracket shown consists of an elongated, horizontally disposed hanger bar and integral, vertically positioned suspending or supporting leg 11. The suspending leg 11 terminates at its distal end in a ring 12. The structure comprising hanger bar 10 and supporting leg 11 (including ring 12) is formed from a single length of rod stock whose inside diameter is a little larger than pintle head 15.

The region of the upstanding supporting leg 11 below ring 12 is formed to define an elongated arcuate rearwardly opening seat referred to generally by the numeral 13. Seat or socket 13 extends over the vertical region of leg 11 below ring 12. This seat 13 is generally coaxial with ring 12. The diameter of said rearwardly opening seat 13 is generally such as to be slightly larger than that of the pintle portion 14 of a conventional door hinge (i.e., that region of a hinge through which the pintle passes and wherein the leaves of a conventional hinge rotatably engage one another for arcuate swinging movements). The ring 12 is adapted to engage or encompass pintle head 15 and seat 13 is adapted to engage the pintle portion 14 of the door hinge (not shown fully) associated with said pintle head 15.

As can be seen from the figures, seat 13 is of a semicylindrical concave shape. Thus, the bottom of the rear wall portion of suspending leg 11 is forwardly dished into nesting relationship with the opposite or front wall portion of leg 11 to provide a rearwardly concave surface for enr 3,145,849 Patented Aug. 25, 1964 gagement with the pintle portion 14 of a hinge, in downwardly spaced relationship to ring 12.

Ring 12 is formed integrally with suspending leg 11 by a circumferential cut through the tube extending to at least the tubes axis (along a diameter) from the rear side of suspending leg 11 opposite (behind) the hanger bar 10.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, a cylindrical section of the vertical portion on the rear side of suspending leg 11 immediately below ring 12 has been removed (i.e., cut away, or the like) to leave a front wall portion 21 on the front side of leg 11 joining the ring 12 with the bottom portion of leg 11. It is below this rearwardly removed (excised) region that the rear wall portion 17 of suspending leg 11 is forwardly dished into nesting relationship with the opposite or front Wall portion 21 of suspending leg 11, so as to provide a generally rearwardly concave surface for engagement with the hinge pintle portion 14, as indicated.

In preferred embodiments of the invention, more than degrees of the bottom surface of ring 12 are exposed by the circumferential cut through the tube stock and then the region 21 below the ring is narrower across its top than its bottom. This provides a large rear region at the bottom of ring 12 for ready engagement of ring 12 with a pintle head 15 when the suspending leg is engaged with the pintle portion 14 of a door hinge.

As will be appreciated, the suspending leg 11 actually contacts the hinge pintle portion 14 in only two places, to wit, in the inside rear region or wall of ring 12 and in seat 13 in the lower region of said vertical suspending leg 11, i.e., where the portion of the tube stock is made rearwardly concave for nesting relationship with the front wall portion 21 of suspending leg 11. Seat 13, in effect, forms the fulcrum of a lever, as those skilled in the art will readily appreciate.

The hanger bracket of this invention is very easily installed upon a door hinge. The general procedure usually followed is to hold the hanger bar in the hand at an angle of about 45 degrees while engaging the ring 12 with the pintle head 15. Then the hanger bar 10 is lowered to a horizontal position so as to engage the elongated arcuate rearwardly opening seat of said suspending leg 11 with the hinge pintle portion 14. After being so mounted, the hanger bracket is easily rotatable in the plane of the hanger bar about an axis generally coincident with the axis of the pintle 15.

Articles of clothing 19 are easily hung as by hangers upon the hanger bar 10. Optionally, the forward end of hanger bar 10 is covered by a cap 20 whose end diameter is somewhat larger than that of hanger bar 10. Cap 20 has aesthetic value and serves as a convenience in preventing articles of clothing hung from the rod from possibly being jarred off or slid over the end of hanger bar. 10. The hanger bracket is readily removed from a hinge by simply reversing these operations.

The invention finds particular use for housewives who live in quarters of somewhat limited space during wash ing, drying, and particularly ironing operations.

In summary, then, the hanger bracket of this invention comprises an elongated, horizontally disposed hanger bar and an integral, upstanding, vertical suspending leg. The suspending leg terminates in a ring, and the vertical region of said suspending leg below said ring being formed to define an elongated, arcuate, rearwardly opening seat. This seat is generally coaxial with the ring. The ring is adapted to encompass a pintle head, and the seat is adapted to engage the pintle portion of the door hinge associated with the pintle head. The ring and seat have a generally vertical axis. In tube stock, an integral ring can be formed by a circumferential cut through the tube extending to at least the tubes axis from the side of the suspending portion opposite the hanger bar portion. Then the region of the suspending leg below the ring is made longitudinally concave so as to provide the desired socket or seat. The bottom portion of the suspending leg, in most preferred embodiments, has its rear wall portion brought into contact with'its front wall portion to provide a rearwardly concave surface for engagement with the pintle portion of the hinge in downwardly spaced relation to the ring.

While the foregoing description shows what is deemed to be the most desirable embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that various changes in construction can be made, if desired, without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. It is not intended that the foregoing description should be limited to the exact de tails shown, nor to anything less than the whole of the invention limited only by the appended claims.

The claims are:

1. A hanger bracket formed from a single length of rigid tubular stock comprising:

(a) a hanger bar, and

(b) a suspending leg extending generally normal to said hanger bar, the free end of said suspending leg having a ring formed integrally therein by a circumferential cut through the tube extending to at least said tubes axis from the side of said suspending leg opposite said hanger bar.

2. A bracket formed from a single length of rigid tube 5 stock comprising:

(a) a main hanger bar, and

(b) a suspending leg extending generally normal to said hanger bar, said suspending leg including a ring at the upper end thereof and a semi-cylindrical rear- Wardly concave portion below said ring, the rear wall portion of said leg below said concave portion being forwardly dished into nesting relationship with the opposite wall portion of said leg to provide a rearwardly concave surface of a hinge in downwardly spaced relation to said ring.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

1. A HANGER BRACKET FORMED FROM A SINGLE LENGTH OF RIGID TUBULAR STOCK COMPRISING: (A) A HANGER BAR, AND (B) A SUSPENDING LEG EXTENDING GENERALLY NORMAL TO SAID HANGER BAR, THE FREE END OF SAID SUSPENDING LEG HAVING A RING FORMED INTEGRALLY THEREIN BY A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CUT THROUGH THE TUBE EXTENDING TO AT LEAST SAID TUBE''S AXIS FROM THE SIDE OF SAID SUSPENDING LEG OPPOSITE SAID HANGER BAR. 